The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-15
MANCHEsIER AFFAIRS.
Meeting Of the city Councii-A Number of
Matters of Public Interest Considered
Briefs and Personals.

regular monthly session last night at ':3O
O'Clock
Presentat roll call President Perdue,
G.. A. Jones, b. F. Faulconer, II. L. Kidd, |
William Walsh. George q. Ely, /. W
Weisiger. and John O'Brion.
The chief OF police submitted the fol- |
lowing report which was reviewed and
adopted
Arrests made by chief Of police, "a
by irst-assistont, l3. by second-assistant,
II. Total, 4S For misdemeanor, IS
ordinance violation, 30. Total, IS.
The report was received and the re-
concentrations asked for by the chief Of
police for an increase Of the police was
suitably referred.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
This committee made It's routine report
which was adopted. II includes re-
commentator that certein salaries be
NOT increased, and that sundry bonds had
been burned
The action OF the Finance Committee
authorizing them TO make note 1 80
days for $4,000 10 pay for the land on
which The new school buildings are to be
UNlNN ~ rs lflNAANN WNA n ~ AlI ANhMAf
Committee with power to act
THE CEMETERY.
The superintendent of Maury Cemetery
Is hereafter required to report a state
ment showing receipts and EXPENSE
for each month
For The last month the receipts we're
Sljl The total expense, sos IS
ELECTRIC LIGHT.
The Old Dominion Electric Light Com
pany In their petition said that they
would erect lights. ten in number. ON
Hull and Seventh streets between now
and before the Fair. and burn them before
the Fair The application was referred
A number of petitions and reports
were received and appropriately acted on.
THE MARKET HOUSE.
The question was raised on a petition,
as tn requiring thai the sale Of meats In
the market be rerulaied to certain hours.
and that s'orcs whore meats are soil be-
prevented from selling az all while be-
market men are selling meat.
After colloQuial discussion 30 seemed
te be ihe general impression that this
matter be referred 90 ihe Committee on
Ordinances. and 20 was so ordered
The Mayor was asked tn suspend the
ordinance now on the books for the
present
INVITED.
The invitation 20 the council from
Lee Camp Invitation Committee was
Tread and ihe council unanimously accept
ed IT. and the secretary instructed TO
suitably acknowledge IT,
NEw JAIL.
a report relative TO the necessity for a
new iail was heard and discussed. II e
entire subject was referred 10 the Com
miftee 0n Grounds and Buildings who
viii report at a subsequent meeting Of
the council
s numbcrOf resolutions We're presented
which under the rules were referred TO
appropriate committees
CRIMINAL ENCROACHMENTs
The following offered by Mr. Bradley
was adopted
Rewlcld. That the Chief Of Police be
and is hcreb5 instructed 20 notify all
persons who elcroach upon the streets Of
tlis city by fences. buildings, or other OBJ
structiOns tO remove the same al once
and t0 give them notice that in default
thereof such encr0achments will De called
tO the attention of the attorney of the
Commonwea Oh for indictments.
SCHOOL BONDS
II was decided TO issue S2j, 900 Of per
cent bonds for the purpose of paying for
the school lands and The erection Of new
school buildings
Adjourned at 1890.
BRIEFS.
The thief who robbed Mr. NJ A Mar
tin has NOT been discovered As yet
Miss Carrie Douthat Of Charles City,
is visiting the Misses Walden of Buck
Hill
The ncandescent lights in some stores
were burning last night. The light is
really beautiful
Darlington Stowe, a colored youth, was
arraigned before the mayor yesterday
morning. charged with an outrageous
assault on little white girl The eyi-
dence was conflicting, but the mayor
deemed IL proper that a jury should di.
gest IT, and accordingly the case was sent
on to The grand jury Of the Hastings
Court
Miss Mabel sterling.
Another very good house greeted Miss
Mabel Sterling and her excellent COM
pany al the Mozart Academy OF Music